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IPOH, The situation in flood-hit areas in Perak has fully recovered and the temporary evacuation centre (PPS) at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Changkat Lobak was closed at 2 pm today. Kerian District Officer Saidi Shaari, who is also Kerian District Disaster Management Committee (JBPD) chairman, said in a statement that the decision was made after joint monitoring by various agencies found that the affected areas were safe and all flood victims had returned to their homes. PPS SK Changkat Lobak was the only PPS opened in the state since last Friday due to the overflow of the Sungai Kerian, which caused

KUALA LUMPUR, Over 34 million e-Invoices have been received from taxpayers by the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) since its implementation on Aug 1. LHDN Assistant Director of the E-Invoice Division, Tax Operations Department Jaffar Tukiran said the reception is a positive development, reflecting that taxpayers supported and heeded the e-invoicing implementation. “Even more impressive is that the figure covers the first, second and third phase taxpayers. It means some (taxpayers) have already utilised it before their phase (was implemented). “The response is very positive. We are also very excited because the number is increasing. This is something to be proud

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia has taken a major step forward in addressing the global burden of lung diseases by spearheading the submission of a landmark World Health Organisation (WHO) Lung Health Resolution at the recent World Cancer Congress held in Geneva. The resolution, which aims to be adopted as a global health agenda at the World Health Assembly and United Nations General Assembly in 2025, seeks to prioritise lung health on international platforms. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said Malaysia’s initiative to submit the WHO Lung Health Resolution represents a clarion call for all nations to prioritise integrated and

Manila: Local shares continued to be boosted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) move to cut banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR), while the peso returned to the 56-to-a-dollar level. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 14.96 points to close at 7,432.21 while the broader All Shares also rose 5.48 points to 3,963.50. “Local shares rose on Tuesday, supported by the BSP’s reserve requirement cut and China’s new stimulus measures,” Regina Capital Development Corporation managing director Luis Limlingan said. Except for Holding Firms and Services, all sectors closed in the green, led by Property which went up by 0.95

Manila: The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the proposed PHP10.5-billion budget of the Office of the President (OP) for 2025, with Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin in attendance to represent the office during the plenary deliberation. The period of sponsorship and interpellation for the OP’s budget lasted for 33 minutes with only two interpellators – ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and Northern Samar 1st District Rep. Paul Daza. In his speech, House Appropriations Committee vice chair and Navotas City Rep. Toby Tiangco cited the importance of executive-legislative collaboration to ensure that the country’s interests are advanced and essential government